Roman Pleshkov

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Roman Pleshkov
Pepeleva/Pleshkov at the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final
Full nameRoman Pavlovich Pleshkov
Native nameРоман Павлович Плешков
Born (2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 24)
Yekaterinburg, Russia
HometownMoscow, Russia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
CountryRussia Russia
CoachNina Mozer, Vladislav Zhovnirski
Skating clubVorobyovy Gory SSHOR
Began skating2004
Retired2024

Roman Pavlovich Pleshkov (Russian: Роман Павлович Плешков, born 19 January 2000) is a retired Russian pair skater. With his former partner, Alina Pepeleva, he is the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup silver medalist. On the junior level, Pepeleva/Pleshkov are the 2019 JGP United States bronze medalists and have qualified to the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Personal life[edit]

Pleshkov was born on 19 January 2000 in Yekaterinburg, Russia.[1]

Career[edit]

Early years[edit]

Pleshkov began learning how to skate in 2004 at the age of four.[1] He competed as a single skater through the end of 2011–12 figure skating season, after which he teamed up with his first partner, Albina Sokur. Sokur/Pleshkov competed together domestically through the 2016–17 season but split at the end of the season. Pleshkov then teamed up with Anna Kaportseva for a season before joining forces with his current partner, Alina Pepeleva.[2]

2018–19 season[edit]

Pepeleva/Pleshkov competed at their first international assignment, 2019 JGP Austria, in August 2018. The team placed fourth in the short program and third in the free skate to win the bronze medal overall behind Russian teammates Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin and Anastasia Poluianova / Dmitry Sopot. Despite their podium finish, Pepeleva/Pleshkov did not receive a second JGP assignment but instead went on to win gold in the junior division of the 2018 Minsk-Arena Ice Star, and silver at the 2018 Russian-Chinese Winter Games.

At the 2019 Russian Junior Championships, Pepeleva/Pleshkov finished just off the podium in fourth place.

2019–20 season[edit]

Pepeleva/Pleshkov opened their season back on the Junior Grand Prix circuit in August 2019 at the 2019 JGP United States. Despite technical errors in both the short program and the free skate, the team managed to earn the bronze medal behind fellow Russian teams Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov and Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov.

At their second assignment, 2019 JGP Poland, Pepeleva/Pleshkov were again plagued by several technical difficulties and fluke mistakes which caused them to finish off the podium in fourth place. Despite missing the podium, the team qualified for the final spot to the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final based on points earned between their two assignments.

Pepeleva/Pleshkov made their senior debut in November 2019 at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup. The team put together their cleanest programs of the season to date at the event and captured the silver medal for their efforts behind American team Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson and ahead of Canadian team Justine Brasseur / Mark Bardei. They also set new personal bests in all three segments at this event.

At the 2020 Russian Championships, Pepeleva/Pleshkov gave two of their strongest performances of the season, placing sixth in the short program and fifth in the free skate to finish fifth overall, just ahead of junior-level rivals Panfilova/Rylov. Due to their placement in the event, Pepeleva/Pleshkov were named second alternates to the Russian team for the 2020 European Championships.[3][4]

2020–21 season[edit]

Pepeleva/Pleshkov opened their first fully senior season at the third event of the domestic Russian Cup series in Sochi, the qualifying competition series to the 2021 Russian Figure Skating Championships. They placed third in both the short program and the free skate to finish third overall behind teammates Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin and Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev. At their next event, the fourth stage of the Russian Cup held in Kazan, they placed sixth in both the short and free programs to finish sixth overall.[5]

The team was scheduled to compete at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup in November but were forced to withdraw from the competition after one of their coaches contracted COVID-19.[6] They subsequently competed at the 2021 Russian Championships, placing ninth.

On 26 February 2021, it was announced by Russian media outlet R-Sport that Pepeleva/Pleshkov were one of the new teams famed pairs coach Nina Mozer was taking on in her return to active coaching after a three-year hiatus.[7]

2021–22 season[edit]

Pepeleva/Pleshkov made their senior Grand Prix debut at the 2021 Skate America, where they placed sixth in both segments of competition to finish sixth overall.[8]

Programs[edit]

With Boyarintseva[edit]

Season Short program Free skating
2023-2024
  • Anna's Appassionata
    (from The K2)
    by Park Jung-eun
2022-2023

With Pepeleva[edit]

Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
[9]
2020–2021
[10]
2019–2020
[1]
2018–2019
[11]

Competitive highlights[edit]

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Boyarintseva[edit]

National
Event 22–23 23–24
Russian Champ. 7th WD
Russian Cup Final[a] 8th
GPR Golden Skate 3rd 6th
GPR Krasnoyarye 5th
GPR Moscow Stars 3rd

With Pepeleva[edit]

International[12]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
GP Cup of China C
GP Italy 6th
GP Rostelecom WD
GP Skate America 6th
CS Golden Spin WD
CS Warsaw Cup 2nd 4th
Icelab Cup 1st
John Nicks Challenge 5th
International: Junior
JGP Final 5th
JGP Austria 3rd
JGP Poland 4th
JGP U.S. 3rd
Ice Star 1st
National[2]
Russian Champ. 5th 9th WD
Russian Junior 4th WD
WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

With Kaportseva[edit]

National[2]
Event 2017–18
Russian Cup Final 7th J

With Sokur[edit]

National[2]
Event 2015–16 2016–17
Russian Junior Champ. 8th 7th
Russian Cup Final 3rd J WD

Detailed results[edit]

With Boyarintseva

2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
20-26 December 2022 2023 Russian Championships
7
74.74
7
133.52
7
208.26
11-14 November 2022 2022 Cup of Russia Series, 4th Stage
3
70.21
3
126.66
3
196.87
21-24 October 2022 2022 Cup of Russia Series, 1st Stage
3
73.51
3
133.76
3
207.27

With Pepeleva

2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 17–20, 2021 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 2
69.42
5
121.51
4
190.93
November 5–7, 2021 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia 7
52.72
5
109.99
6
162.71
October 22–24, 2021 2021 Skate America 6
64.15
6
118.97
6
183.12
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
26 February – 2 March 2021 2021 Russian Cup Final
domestic competition
4
65.06
4
124.98
4
190.04
23–27 December 2020 2021 Russian Championships 7
65.45
10
124.19
9
189.64
2019–20 season
24–28 December 2019 2020 Russian Championships 6
70.67
5
132.90
5
203.57
4–8 December 2019 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final 4
64.67
5
107.86
5
172.53
14–17 November 2019 2019 CS Warsaw Cup 2
67.06
2
121.73
2
188.79
1–3 November 2019 Icelab International Cup 2
62.29
1
112.45
1
174.74
18–21 September 2019 2019 JGP Poland 5
50.22
3
100.34
4
150.56
28–31 August 2019 2019 JGP United States 3
55.68
3
103.61
3
159.29
2018–19 season
14–19 December 2018 2018 Russian-Chinese Winter Games 2
55.61
1
110.02
1
165.63
18–21 October 2018 2018 Ice Star (Junior) 1
59.72
1
102.02
1
161.74
29 August – 1 September 2018 2018 JGP Austria 4
53.38
3
105.02
3
158.40

References[edit]

  1. ^ The 2023 Russian Cup Final was renamed as the 2023 Russian Grand Prix Final.
  1. ^ a b c "Alina PEPELEVA / Roman PLESHKOV: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Роман Павлович Плешков" [Roman Pleshkov]. fskate.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 November 2019.
  3. ^ Flade, Tatjana (December 26, 2019). "Tarasova and Morozov dazzle in Pairs' Short Program at Russian Nationals". Golden Skate.
  4. ^ Flade, Tatjana (December 27, 2019). "Boikova and Kozlovskii capture first national title in pairs". Golden Skate.
  5. ^ "2020 CUP OF RUSSIA SERIES".
  6. ^ Rogulev, Alexander (November 18, 2020). "ФФККР не будет искать замену Пепелевой и Плешкову на этапе Гран-при" [FFKKR will not look for a replacement for Pepeleva and Pleshkov at the Grand Prix stage] (in Russian). RIA Novosti.
  7. ^ "Нина Мозер объявила о возвращении к работе" [Nina Moser announced her return to work] (in Russian). R-Sport. February 26, 2021.
  8. ^ Slater, Paula (October 24, 2021). "Tarasova and Morozov pocket second Skate America gold". Golden Skate.
  9. ^ "Alina PEPELEVA / Roman PLESHKOV: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Alina PEPELEVA / Roman PLESHKOV: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Alina PEPELEVA / Roman PLESHKOV: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Competition Results: Alina PEPELEVA / Roman PLESHKOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019.

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